Rabbit Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.14° E

Rabbit Island WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.8° 

Rabbit Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Rabbit Island surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NNW swell with 116 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rabbit Island this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Rabbit Island in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 4PM (Tue 13th Oct)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rabbit Island over the next 16 days.


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